Which to use
“anerkannte” and “anerkannten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,845
- “anerkannte” frequency rank
- #10,036
- “anerkannten” frequency rank
- 19881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anerkannte | anerkannten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs anerkannt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs anerkannt |
Where the eye mixes anerkannte and anerkannten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. anerkannte runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCCCV) against anerkannten's 11 (VCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses anerkannte with anerkannten
A purely visual mix-up. anerkannte ([ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkantə]) and anerkannten ([ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkantn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “anerkannte” sits inside “anerkannten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anerkannte is recorded at frequency rank #9,845, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkantə]. anerkannten is at rank #10,036, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkantn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19881, this pair ranks #1,903,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anerkannte vs anerkannten
Shared letters: aeknrt. Private to "anerkannte": -. Private to "anerkannten": -.
"anerkannte" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCV · "anerkannten" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anerkannte ← aenrkannte · anekrannte · aneraknnte · anerkannet · anerkanntte · anerkante · anerkantne · anerkkannte
- anerkannten ← aenrkannten · anekrannten · aneraknnten · anerkannetn · anerkanntenn · anerkanntne · anerkanntten · anerkanten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "anerkannte" and "anerkannten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "anerkannte" vs "anerkannten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "anerkannte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anerkannten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,903,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anerkannte" and "anerkannten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aberkannt vs anerkannte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,903,618 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.